FRN Network Winter 2022 Program!
We are happy to announce that applications are being accepted for the FRN Network Winter 2022 Program! We are excited to host Network Winter in-person in Puerto Rico on the campus of Universidad del Sagrado Corazón (University of the Sacred Heart in Puerto Rico) Monday, January 10 – Friday, January 14, 2022.
Limited housing accommodations will be made available on Sagrado’s campus and all participants, including commuters, will be provided with daily breakfast and lunch meals, Monday-Friday. The FRN and Sagrado are following COVID-19 compliant protocol as outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the island of Puerto Rico. We require all participants to agree to follow all posted safety guidelines to ensure the health and protection of all.
We hope, where schedules allow, that you will join the FRN for the Network Winter 2022 Program and look forward to welcoming you to Puerto Rico. Application details and COVID-19 safety measures are available on the FRN website and we welcome any questions you may have about January’s program. Thank you for your continued support of the Faculty Resource Network!
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FRN Leadership Initiative

We are very excited to announce that the FRN Leadership Initiative has officially launched. For this inaugural series, we accepted 13 participants from Clark Atlanta University; Farmingdale State College; Marymount Manhattan College; New York University; Saint Peter’s University; Stockton University; the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo and Humacao; and the University of the Sacred Heart in Puerto Rico. The virtual program will extend over the fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters.
This Initiative will prepare emerging leaders to transform their own campuses by getting them to recognize opportunities to lead up, down, and sideways. This program will also build a leadership community across the FRN for continuing leaders who want to facilitate change and maximize collaboration within and between institutions. Ultimately, the goal of this program is to contribute to the transformation of the higher education ecosystem.
FRN Student Exchange Program
The Student Exchange Program works in conjunction with the Faculty Resource Network to provide opportunities for academic exchange to outstanding undergraduates of New York University and, currently, five Network institutions: Morehouse College, Spelman College, the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus, the University of the Sacred Heart in Puerto Rico, and Xavier University of Louisiana. Students accepted into the program spend a semester of full-time study at a host campus enjoying an experience unique to these richly historic institutions. The Student Exchange Program is offered during the spring semester of each academic year to students with sophomore or junior standing. Participating students reside in on-campus housing facilities engaging in various campus activities. Many students can satisfy major and other degree requirements while studying at one of the host schools by receiving prior written approval from their academic advisors. To learn more about the Student Exchange Program and opportunities to host students on your campus, contact us at FRN@nyu.edu.


FRN Faculty News
President Mary Schmidt Campbell will be retiring from Spelman College at the end of this academic year. We would like to thank her for her decades of leadership in higher education at Spelman, as well as NYU.
Dr. Jorge Silva-Puras (former FRN liaison officer and executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at Sagrado Corazón University in San Juan, Puerto Rico) has been appointed to lead CUNY’s School of Professional Studies. The FRN and the many friends he has made across the network send best wishes to Jorge on his new appointment.
Dr. Daniel Rodríguez-Howell (University of Puerto Rico-Humacao) was published in the peer-reviewed International Journal of Nursing and Health Care Science, Volume 01-Issue 10. “Community Alliance and Empowerment: An Interprofessional Project in Puerto Rico” culminating from his work with Dr. Michele Crespo-Fierro (NYU Nursing) during his 2019 Summer FRN Scholar-in-Residence program at NYU.
Dr. Mona El-Ghobashy’s (NYU) book Bread and Freedom: Egypt’s Revolutionary Situation was published by Stanford University Press in July 2021.
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